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. STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) {
COIIN'PISS OF GALVESTON/HARRIS ) (
APRIL 5, 1999 ) (
MINV'PLS OF A RSGIILAR MEBTING OF TH8 FRILNDSWOOD CITY COIINCIL THAT WAS IiELD ON MONDAY, APRIL
5, 1999 AT 7:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COIINCIL CHAI�ERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOA DRIVS,
FRIENDSNIOOD, TEXAS, WITH TAE FOLLO'NIING PRBSENT CONSTITUTING A QIIORIIM:
MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITAICSR
MAYOR PRO TEM JFsRRY ERICSSON
COIINCILMEMBER RITTEN HAJSCATE
COIINCILMSMBLR TOM MANISON
COIINCILMSMBSR KIM BRIZENDIN33
COIINCILMEMBSR ALINS DICREY
COIINCILMSMBBR MEL MEASELES
CITY ATTORNEY RIM MICRELSON
CITY MANAGER RON COX
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCRENZIE
MAYOR WHITARER CALLED THE MFETING TO ORDFR.
A MOMENT OF SILENCT WAS OBSERVED.
MAYOR SnIH2TAItER LED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATB OF TEXAS AND TO THE UNITED STATLS.
CODNCILMBMBSR HAJSCATE REPORTED ON ATTFsNDING TIiE LIBRARY BOARD MEETING DIIRING WHICH
DISCIISSION WAS HELD REGARDING GRANTS THAT WERS RECFIVED, ATTTNDED TIiE CLEAR LAKE ARLA
SCONOMIC DSVELOPMENT FOIINDATION (CLAEDF) RSGIONAL STIIDY HELD AT THE CONVSNTION CPsNTER
COMPLLX, THE PRAYER BREAKFAST, THL TEXAS MONICIPAL LEAGUS (TM7�) REGION 14 MEETING, CENSIIS,
ATTENDED SPORTS DAY, ATTENDED THE TRI CITY LIINCHEON HOSTED BY FRIENDSWOOD CHAMBSR OF
COMbSERCE, REPORTED ABOIIT THE RELIAN'P ENERGY CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THT 1 CENT REDIICTION
TO CIISTOMERS, FRANCHISS FFBS LLGISLATION, TIME WARNER WORKING ON CORRECTING PROBLEI�IS
EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST, RFsPORTED THAT PBARLAND WILL SE HAVING A HAZARDOIIS WASTE COLLECTION
DAY, REPORTED THAT THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK WILL BEGIN MAY 7 AT 7:00 P.M. , AND REPORTED
THAT THE CITY SECRETARY RECEIVED A LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM HOUSTON—GALVESTON AREA
COIINCIL (H—GAC) FOR BEING A PRSSENTER AT THE ELTsCTION LAW SEMINAR AGAIN.
COUNCILMrsMBBR ERICSSON REPORTED ON ATTSNDING TIiE OPENING OF TfiE SPORTS SEASON AND THAT
APPROXIMATELY 1,300 YOIITH HAVE RBGISTl3RED F'OR SPORTS, AND ATTENDED THEs FRISNDSWOOD
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT MONTHLY MESTING.
COIINCILMElrffiER MANISON REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE HARRIS COIINTY MAYORS AND COIINCILS MSETING
DIIRING WHICH A REPRSSSNTATIVS FROM TH$ PORT AIITHORITY SPOKE, ATTENDED H—GAC GOVSRNMENTS
ANNUAL NSSETING DIIRING WHICH A NEW SLATE OF OFFICERS WERE APPOINTED, ATTENDED THE NATIONAL
REGIONAL COIITICIL OF GOVSRNMENTS MEETING THAT NTAS IiFsLD IPI WASHIrICTON, D.C. AND WFIILE THERE
ATTENDED THE T}3XAS DELEGATION BREARFAST MEETING, CHAIRED THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE, I►DTD GAVB A PLIIG FOR THE "ONE NATION IINDER GOD" EFFORT, ATTENDED THE CLEAR CRFsEFC
DRAINAGE MEETING IN PEARLAND, I�ND THAT THSY ARE WAITING FOR HOIISTON, GALVESTON AND THE
CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO COMPLETE THEIR STIIDIES, ATTENDSD THE ROTARY REVERSE DRAF7 NIFiICH WAS
VERY SIICCESSFIIL, ATTENDED THE SOIL AND CONSERVATION MF3STING l\ND DELIVERED 325 RESOLIITION
FROM OTHER IINITS OF GOVERNMENT SIIPPORTING SOIL AND CONSERVATION FDNDING, ATTENDED THS
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CLAEDF RECFsPTION HONORING IINITED STATSS REPRESENTATIVE KEN BENTSEN, ATTENDED THE TRI COUNTY
� CHAMBLR MSSTING AND RSPORTI3D THAT THERB WAS A GOOD TTJRN OIIT AND VBRY POSITIVS MEETING,
CONGRATIILATED DIRECTOR OF CON�tIINITY SERV2CES JON BRANSON ON THE GOOD CONCERTS PLANNED FOR
THIS YLAR, REQIIESTED GOSPSL MIISIC BE INCLIIDED, AND REPORTED THAT CLALDF IS WORKING WITH
TRANS WESTI3RN PUBLISIiING FOR PRINTING FOR YEAR 2000 LOORING FOR ARTISTS FOR THE FRONT PAGE.
COIINCILME'MBER BRIZTNDINE REPORTED ON ATTENDING THE SAME MSSTINGS, AND ALSO ATTSNDED THE
HABITAT FOR HIIMANITY FIIND RAISSR, THB C.C.D.D. MEETING AND JOINT ISSIIES WSRE DISCUSSED,
ATTSNDED SPORTS DAY AND CO2+4i13NDBD JON BRANSON AND HIS CREW AND STATED TH25 IS A BIG
SXTRAVAGANZA, WITH 79 PARTICIPATING TEAMS THIS YEAR.
COIINCILMED�ER DICRI'sY RSPORTSD ON ATTENDING MANY OF THE SAME MEETINGS, ATTENDED THE H—GAC
MONTHLY MSETING WHERTs THE DIRLCTORS SET IIP A CENSIIS 2000 COI�tITTEE RBGARDING SIIPPORTING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CENSIIS TO PROMOTE AN ACCURATE COIINT, ATTLNDED THE H.C.M.&C., ATTENDED THE
H—GAC ANNIIAL MEETING, THL TRI—CITY CHAMBFR LTJNCFIEON, PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, SPENT
TIME IN AIISTIN WALKING THE HALL IN SIIPPORT OF BILLS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE CITY.
COIINCILMEMBSR MEASELES WISHBD FORMER MAYOR EVELYN NEWMAN A HAPPY BIRTFIDAY, REPORTED ON
ATTENDING THE PLAPTNING AND ZONING MESTINGS, TH8 PRAYLR BREAKFAST, THE COMMiJNITY APPEARANCE
BOARD (CAB) MEETING AND THAT "SPRING SPAR.KLE DAY WILL BE HELD THIS SATORDAY AT OLD CITY
PARK, RFsPORTED THAT CAB APPROVSD A PROJSCT CALLED "ADOPT A SPOT" WHERE CITIZENS CAN HELP
PICR IIP AREAS THEY "ADOPT' , LOORING FORWARD TO THF3 CONCLRTS IN THF PARR AND STATSD THAT
HS WOIILD LIICE TO SES GOSPEL MIISIC ADDBD AND VOLUNTEERED TO WORK WITH JON BRANSON ON TIiE
PROJECT.
MAYOR FTHITAKER REPORTTD THAT H8, CITY MANAGER RON COX, I�ND DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MSLVIN
MEINECRE ATTENDED THE HARRIS CODNTY SIIBSIDENCE DISTRICT ME73TING REGARDING REGIILATORY RIILES
CONCERNING USAGE OF SIIRFACI3 WATER, ATTfs'NDFsD THS GALVLSTON COiTNTY WATER DISTRICT WORKSHOP
WFIERE DISCIISSION WAS HELD REGARDING IISFs OF GRAY WATER AND CON5ERVATION AND REDIICING TFIE
IISE OF SIIRFACE WATBR.
MR. ELMO ROBINSON APPEARED BBFORE COUNCIL AND PRLSENTED A PROGRESS REPORT ON FRIENDSWOOD'S
"ONE NATION UNDER GOD" PROJECT AND STATBD THAT THE MISSION IS TO BRING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
BEGINNING IN OIIR OWN CONIl�UNITY OF FRITNDSWOOD, TO A RSMEMBRANCE OF the GODLY PRINCIPLES
UPON WHICIi THL FOIINDING FATHSRS ESTABLISHED OIIR FREE NATION. MR. ROBINSON REPORTED THAT
OVER 30 PRSSFsNTATIONS HAVB BEEN GIVEN TO COMMiTNITY, CIVIC, EDIICATIONAL, AND CHIIRCH
ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS SHARING TFiESFs PRINCIPLES. TIiE TOTAL AMOIIN'P OF FUNDS GENERATSD AND
IISED BY THIS PROJEGT, INCLIIDING CONTRIBIITIONS, ACTIVITIES AND FIINCTIONS, MERCHANDISE SALES,
AND DONATIONS IN ICIND AbIOIINT OF $82,000. MR. ROBINSON REPORTED THAT REPRESI3NTATIVES OF
THS PROJECT TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SIIPPORT TIiE PROJECT AND THAT VISITS WERE MADE
TO 23 NfEMBERS OF THE II.S. HOUSS OF REPRI3SENTATIVES AND THE II.S. SENATE. MR. ROBINSON ASICED
THAT A CITY DELEGATI�N BE APPOINTED TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C. , ASKED THE CITY TO
SPONSOR A "ONE NATION DNDER GOD" BOOTH DIIRING TH23 FOIIRTH OF JIILY CELEBRATION, AND ENDORSE
A CO2+II�![TNITY PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION TO KEEP THE LEGACY ALIVE TO BE IiELD ON SUNDAY, JULY 4TH,
1999.
MR. DAN MORGAN, CHAIR OF THS FOiJRTH OF JIILY STEERING COMMITTFsL, APPEARED BEFORF COIINCIL
AND REPORTED ON THS SCHEDIILE FOR TFIIS YEAR'S EVENT. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE HELD JIILY
STH, THE PAR.ADE WILL BS IiELD AT 10 A.M. , SNDING AT STEVENSON PARR WITH ENTSRTAINMENT, THE
FIREWORKS WILL BE HSLD AT BROOICSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON F.M. 528, AND THE THEME FOR TIiIS
YEAR WILL BE FRIENDSWOOD F-2R CBLEBRATION.
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MS. DOROTHY STIIART, REPRES}3NTING THE COMMUNITY APPBARANCE BOARD (CAB) , APPEARED BEFORE
CODNCIL R?sGARDING THE CAB TRSS GIVS AWAY PROGRAM AND ANNOiTNCSD Z'HAT HOPS VILLAGT AND PAWN
MASTERS, JSC CREDIT IINION, AND GOLDEN CHICK WSRS THE WINNSRS OF THE 15 GALLON TREE—GIVE—
AiVAY DRAWING.
MS. ELLEN HATCHETT, 16811 PAINT ROCR ROAD, APPSARED BSFORS COIINCIL AND STATED THAT SHE HAS
BLBN A FORSST BEND SUBDIVISION R}38ID$NT FOR OV$R 27 YEARS AND SXPRSSSED HSR CONCERNS
REGARDING SOIITHWSSTERN BELL T8L13PHONE RATIs'S AND SILLING, CABLS, PROPERTY TAXES, AND CATS
ROAMING FR]3SLY AND ASRED IF THSRL WAS A CITY ORDINANCE REGULATING ANIMALS AND COIILD NOTICE
BE GIVEN TD THOSI3 WFiO HAVE CATS. MAYOR FTHITAICFsR STATED THAT H8 WOIILD CONTACT HER TOMORROW
REGARDING THESE ISSIIES.
GITY MANAGER COX GAVB A YSAR 2000 (Y2—I{) UPDATS AND STATED THAT THE ASSESSMENT PHASE OF
THE CITY SYSTEMS HAVE NOW BSEN COMPLLTSD, MOST OF THS CORRECTIONS HAVS BLEN MADE OR IN THE
PROCESS, AND TFiERE ARE CONTINGl3NCY PLANS BEING DSVELOPED IN THE EVENT EVERYTHING HAS NOT
BSEN FOIIND AND THERE IS A MALFIINCTION. MR. COX ALSO REPORTI3D THAT THS FRIENDSWOOD PtTBLIC
LIBRARY HAS BSEN SSLSCTSD AS ONS OF THF 100 LIBRARI]'s5 IN THE STATE TO RECLIVE A $2,000
AWARD FROM TIiE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S TF3XAS BOOR FLSTIVAL AND THAT THE FIINDS WILL BE
IISED FOR THS PIIRCHASE OF BOORS FOR THFs JIIVENILE DEPARTMENT AND CONGRATULATED MONETTA
HOIISTON, THE JIIVENILE DEPARTMENT DIRSCTOR FOR HER EFFORTS TO S13CURE THE AWARD. MR. COX
STATED THAT MELVIN MEINECRI3, DIRECTOR OF PIIBLIC WORKS, HAS PREPARED A RSPORT RBGARDING THE
SODTHEAST WATER PIIRIFICATION PLANT (SBWPP) AT ELLINGTON FIELD, THE SOIIRCE OF SIIRFACE WATER
THI's CITY PIIRCHASES FROM THE CITY OF IiOIISTON. THE MODIFICATION UNDERGONE BY SEWPP WILL
RESULT IN MORE PRODUCTION OF WATER P,ND THAT FRIENDSWOOD HAS REQIIFsSTED AN ADDITIONAL lOMGD
OF SURFACE NIATER BIIT THAT THERE IS NO GQARANTEE THAT FRILNDSWOOD WILL RFsCEIVE THIS AMOIIN'P.
IT IS ANTICIPATSD THE ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRIICTION WILL TAR}3 APPROXIMATELY TWO
YEARS. THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO THL TIME THS HARRIS—GALVSSTON COASTAL SIIBSIDENCE DISTRICT
HAS CHOSEN FOR THE CITY TO CONVERT AGAIN TO UTILIZING 80 PERCSNT OF ITS WATER FROM SIIRFACE
WATLR SOIIRCES. IF THE PLANT FsXPANSION IS COMPLETE, THE CITY SHOIILD BF ABLE TO MEET THE
SIIBSIDENCE DISTRICT'S SCHSDIILF. MR. COX ALSO REPORTED THAT TI3N SPEEDS HTJMPS HAVE BEEN
COMPLSTSD AND THAT CAPTAIN LURS LOESER OF THE FRIENDSWOOD POLICS DEPARTMENT WILL MONITOR
THE IISEFULNESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE3 HUMPS OVSR THL NEST FSW MONTHS AND THEN PRFs'SENT
A REPORT TO CODNCIL.
**COIINCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVL AIITHORIZATION FOR PREPARATION OF LICENSE
AGREEMENT FOR IISE OF CITY PARK PROPERTY — SHA.DWSLL PARAING LOT.
SECONDED BY COIINCILMEMBER ERICSSON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY
**COIINCILMEMBER MEASSLES MOVED TO APPROVFs MONITORING OF PsXXON PIPELINE COMPANY'S
CONSTRUCTION OF THE 16" PIPSLINE SY APPROVING A PROPOSAL AND AIITHORIZATION TO PROCESD FROM
ENSR CONSIILTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICSS TO REPRBSENT THE CITY IN TFig ASSI3SSMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL .FsFFECTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PIPELINB.
SECONDED BY COIINCILMSMBER MANISON. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY.
**COIINCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO APPROVE MONITORING OF EXXON PIPELINE COMPANY'S
CONSTRIICTION OF THE 16" PIPELINE AND APPROVE PROPOSAL AND AIITHORIZATION TO PROCEED FROM
IIRBAN FORESTER SERVICES TO REPRSSENT THE CITY IN TIiE PRSSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF TREES
DIIRING THS CONSTRIICTION OF THI3 16" PIPELINE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMB73R HAJECATE. THS MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY.
**COIINCILMEMBER MANIS�N MOVED TO APPROVB RESOLIITION R99-14; A RESOLIITION OF THE CITY
COIINCIL OF THS CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TFsXAS, SIIPPORTING FIILL FIINDING OF THE LAND AND WATER
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CONSl3RVATION FUND ANNIIALLY, INCLIIDING R13VITALIZATION OF TIiE STATESIDS GRANTS PROGRAM.
� SSCONDED BY COIINCILMEMBER HAJBCATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROV�D tTNANIMOIISLY.
**COUNCILMEMBER HAJLCATE MOVED TO APPROVS R]3SOLUTION R99-15f A RESOLIITION OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TSXAS, DECLARING THS IINOPPOSED CANDIDATSS FOR COIINCILMEMBERS FOR POSITION
#'S AND 5 LLECTED; PROVIDING THAT THS MAY 1, 1999, GENERAL MIINICIPAL OFFICERS ELECTION
SFiALL NOT BS HELD; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THS SUBJBCT; PROVIDING FOR
SSVERABILITYj AND RFsPFsALING ALL RESOLIITIONS OR PARTS OF RSSOLIITIONS INCONSISTENT OR IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH.
SECONDSD BY COIINCILMEMBER MEASI3LF3S. TH8 MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY.
**COIINCILbIBMBSR BRIZENDINE MOVSD TO APPROVS ORDINANCTs T99-9f SLCOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE
APPROVING THFi PLANNING AND ZOI�ING CO1�IIdISSION'S RECONII�ENDATION REGARDING TAE ZONING CHANGE
RPsQIIEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1408 SOUTH FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, 7.1854 ACRE TRACT OF LAND
OIIT OF THE VOSS SUBDIVISION, ALL OF LOT 44, AND PART OF LOTS 43, 51, AND 52, AND PART OF
A PRIVATE ROAD, GALVESTON COIINTY, TEXAS, FROM COM14[JNITY SHOPPING CENTER (CSC) TO MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL- HIGH (MFR-H) AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY AS ADOPTED
BY ORDINANCE NO. 84-15; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO TH$ SIIBJECT; PROVIDING
A PENALTY OF AN AMOIINT NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION
HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
SECONDSD BY COIINCILMEMBER SRICSSON. THS MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY.
CODNCILMEL��ER DICKSY MOVED TO APPROVS ORDINANCE N0. T99-10, SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TLXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 84-15, SAID ORDINANCE NO. 84-15
BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THS CITY, BY GRANTING A SPECIFIC IIS13 PERMIT FOR ASHFORD
VILLAGE TOWNHOMES (PHASS ONE) , LOCATED AT 1408 SOIITH FRIENDSY�IOOD DRIVE; PROVIDING A PENALTY
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO SXCEED $2,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; AND
PROVIDING FOR SSVERABILITY. '
SFCOND}3D BY COUNCILMEMBTR MANISON. THS MOTION WAS APPROVED IINANIMOIISLY.
**COIINCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSFsNT AGENDA AS PRESPNTED: A. PAYMENT
OF CAPITAL PROJECTS l. CENTENNIAL PARK MASTER PLAN WITIi THE FIFTH PAYMENT IN THE AMOIINT
OF $966.35 TO CARTER & BIIRGI3SS INC. FOR WETLAND AND D13LINEATION SERVICES DIIRING FEHRIIARY.
FIRST PAYMENT IN THIs AMOIIN'r OF $6,926.30 TO CARTER & BIIRGESS, INC. FOR APHS I DEVSLOPMENT
DESIGN SERVICES DIIRING FEBRIIARY. THE PROJECT IS SEVEN PERCENT COMPLETE. 2. ACTIVITY
CENTER RSNOVATION WITH THE FIRST PAYMENT IN THE AMOIINT OF $31,255.00 TO FROST CONSTRIICTORS,
INC. FOR CONSTRIICTION SERVICES DIIRING FSBRIIARY. THE PROJSCT IS 18 PTRCENT COMPLETE.
RETAINAGB IS FIVE PERCENT. 3. 1998 ASPHALT STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH
PAYMENT OF $39,811.20 TO GALVSSTON COIINTY FOR LABOR AND EQUIPMENT TO RESIIRFACE PORTIONS
OF NORTH CLEAR CREs'EK DRIVE, MINGLEWOOD, TIMBER LANE AND WINDING WAY, AND FOR DRAINAGE
EXCAVATION ON MELODY LANE AND OAR STREET PER CONTRACT DATED JUNE 8, 1998. TOTAL PAYMENTS
WERS $78,958.85. B. AIITHORIZE ACCSPTANCB OF STREETS, IITILITIES AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES
FOR THE FOREST SECTION I22 FOR THE CONTRACTOR'S ONE YEAR MAINTENANCE PERIOD. C. AIITHORIZE
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF WINDSOR ESTATLS, SSCTION I. D) APPROVE APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES
ON SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. E) APPROVE COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN FOR: l.
ALBLRTSONS SHOPPING Cl3NTLR IN ALTTIINQT CREEIC - FM528/HAY AR33A BO'ITLEVARD 2. WALGREENS IN
AIITIIMN CREER - FM 528/BAY AREA BOIILEVARD.
STCONDED BY COIINCILMEMBER SRIZENDINS. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 6-1 WITH COIINCILMSMBER
MEASELBS OIIT OF THE RQOM AND NOT VOTING DIIE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
� **A MOTION WAS MADT AND APPROVED TO ADJOIIRN AT 8:15 P.M.
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MAYOR HAROLD L. WHITARBR
ATTEST:
DELORIS MCRENZIE, TRblC
CITY SFsCRETARY